EFAST2 Registration

When the Pension Protection Act of 2006 was passed, Congress mandated that all Form 5500 filings be filed electronically starting with plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2009. The Department of Labor published their regulations regarding mandatory electronic filing for the Form 5500 Series called the EFAST2.

What does mandatory electronic filing mean for you as the Plan Administrator or Plan Sponsor? It means that you no longer have the option to sign your Form 5500 filing and mail it to the DOL via the U.S. Postal Service. The Form 5500 filing will now need to be signed electronically as well as remitted to the DOL electronically over the Internet.

Note: If you are a Form 5500-EZ filer your plan is not subject to the new electronic filing rules and will still be filed on paper.

Click here for step by step instructions on how to apply for your electronic signature (PIN).

To register for electronic signature (PIN) NOW with the Department of Labor please click here
http://www.efast.dol.gov.